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Coil on location. Over and under, it is fast when you are used to it. Cable ties on everything. Do NOT tie knots in the cables... Color coding if needed, for length, type, whatever you need to keep you sane. As mentioned, If using gig bags, toss same types in each their own bag, for later easier...

For me it's simple: I play mostly acoustic music, so I need acoustic drums for my songs. I am not a drummer, nor do I pretend to be one. I hire a professional on Fiverr and they e-mail me the tracks. Good playing, good sound, good mix.

Fix your deck, and stop hoping something on Ebay will be better. You know what you have; all the Teac needs is some love and care. As a footnote: eating tape in itself can sometimes be as simple as the pinch roller having gotten slick from use. A fine nail file against the roller while spinning...

AKG 271 have flat response, are very comfortable, a studio staple for tracking. I have two pair, and would buy them again in a heartbeat. Easy to work with.

I bought a PopperStopper years ago, and later my two AKG 414s came with a filter each in the kits, double-layered nylon (they look like the one Grimtraveller posted). They do the job for me. C.

In studio settings, sometimes you'll see an engineer put two mics on top of each other (Large/small diaphragm or two large, one in card, one in fig-8) and you can have some fun with it. Use one main mic for the verses/bridge and then add fig-8/mid-side fill from the second/third mic/track on...

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Welcome, and ask away! Lots of experienced folks here.

Fully agree with the above sentiments: we lie to ourselves. Time and distance are the only cure to "get your listening brain back". The only thing that never lies is the click track :-)

I finally got a rack this spring; an end to the crawling and cursing.... No rear shot, but everything is done with short jumpers now. Sytek Mpx-4 Pres HHb Radius 20 Tube EQ HHb Radius 30 Tube Comp. DBX 286 Pre (for bass these days) Mamba patch bay. The sheer pleasure of being able to just...

Hi All, Several of you have seen this one before, and gave very good feedback. I am trying to hammer out a decent chorus for my 'departure' song, and also figure out the bridge. I did opt to keep the lines about the 'bar in the background' in place instead of breaking that verse up for...

Hi All, I finally got back to writing again, and this one came to me yesterday after dropping someone off at the airport. No chorus or such yet, four verses that came down pretty much as you see them for now. Any input appreciated as always, TERMINAL. "I pull your bag behind me You clutch your...

Hi All, This is a first sketch for the chorus of a song having to do with alcoholism. Please let me know what you think: In your mind, a tiny figure Knocking on a door To an elusive room On an imagined floor, In that room are all the things You'll ever do or be, And also all the horrors That...

Hi, I am curious about it, because mostly I see it derided both here and elsewhere. I know the "shortcomings": More headwear. Lots more tape. Low-FQ roll-off compared to 15IPS I know most machines don't have it, but I have heard from folks who do, who still don't find it a good option. Last...

Hi, One of the 'obvious but important' questions ( I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere): do you damage a phantom-powered multi-pattern mic if you change patterns on it with the Phantom power engaged? My stereo condenser goes dead and then 'humphs' back to life when I change patterns while...

....my oh my, what a motherlode...and with the Nagra T at the head of the class... :eek: :D http://cgi.ebay.com/Nagra-T-Audio-plus-62-other-reel-to-reel-tape-decks_W0QQitemZ300100998204QQihZ020QQcategoryZ15000QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I caught myself thinking of a second mortgage...and I don't...

Hi All, Is there anyone who can recommend a good service tech/center within reasonable driving distance from DC for normal maintenence of my Studer 807? I was stumped in my search, so I thought this was the place to ask. The machine is in fine shape, but I do want to have some service lined up...

Hi All, The character in this one is an 82-year old distant relative of mine back home in Denmark. All the events are true to his life. I have known him since I was a kid (and that was a while back... ) and I wrote most of this one in the spring of 2005 when I stayed with him for a while...

Hi All, If anyone here synchs their reel-to-reel with timecode on a center track, are there any good guidelines for the lowest usable level the machine will respond to? I am worried about bleedover onto my 2 main tracks. Thanks for any advice. Best, C.

Are you either: so stunned by my genius or so speechless at my incompetence that you can't find anything to say ;) Someone must have an opinion....anything good or bad is helpful and appreciated. THESE OLD ROADS V.1: Friendly houses watch me Each time I walk on by The cattle in the meadow...